Microsoft in Talks to Acquire AOL?

The New York Post says Microsoft is making overtures. Time Warner denies the account.

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The New York Post reported in its Friday edition that Time Warner has held discussions in recent months with Microsoft regarding a potential acquisition by the Redmond software company of America Online (AOL).

Time Warner is denying the account. MSN officials had yet to comment by the time this article went to press.

Time Warner spokesperson Tricia Primrose Wallace called the New York Post story "inaccurate." "Some parts such as the agreement about working with them on digital rights management are correct. What's inaccurate is that we're in some sort of talks with them about selling AOL," Primrose said.

But a source with ties to Time Warner told Microsoft Watch that The Post's story is on the money.

Craig Newell joined Ziff Davis Internet as Associate Editor in June 2003.
Prior to that, he served as a freelance editor for Ziff Davis.
Newell began his reporting at BetaNews, a site dedicated to news surrounding pre-release software.
In 2001, he joined Ziff Davis' eWEEK as a freelance reporter covering America Online Inc. where he broke several important stories including unreleased details on America Online's software client. He has also served as an online community producer for CNN.com and worked on MSNBC's daytime news programming....
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